Nerkin Horatagh

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Nerkin Horatagh
Ներքին Հոռաթաղ
Aşağı Oratağ
St. George's Church in Nerkin Horatagh
St. George's Church in Nerkin Horatagh
Nerkin Horatagh is located in Republic of Artsakh
Nerkin Horatagh
Nerkin Horatagh
Coordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E / 40.18944°N 46.78278°E / 40.18944; 46.78278Coordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E / 40.18944°N 46.78278°E / 40.18944; 46.78278
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total840
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Nerkin Horatagh (Armenian: Ներքին Հոռաթաղ) or Ashaghy Oratagh (Azerbaijani: Aşağı Oratağ) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] The village is located close to the town of Martakert.

History[]

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites[]

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a church built in 1094, a medieval cemetery, St. Astvatsatsin Church, built in 1904-1914,[1] and St. George's Church, built in 2012.[3]

Economy and culture[]

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 10 shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics[]

The village had 776 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 840 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ^ "Արցախի Ներքին Հոռաթաղ գյուղում օծվել է Սբ. Գևորգ եկեղեցին". times.am. 2012-03-23.
  4. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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